What It’s Like To Fly Supersonic In 7 Different Aircraft
Each time one flies above Mach 1 is special. Most commercial pilots have never done it. Our reporter is not a pilot, but he’s ...
New Scientist on MSN2d
Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two ...
ExtremeTech2d
Boom XB-1 Jet Breaks Sound Barrier, Paving Way for Supersonic Passenger Planes Once Again
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier, bringing ...
D.C. plane crash revives concerns about aviation safety and air traffic controller shortage
The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter followed a string of near misses ...
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Would you take a supersonic flight in an airplane? Soon you might be able to
Although the Concorde was quickly limited to only being able to fly over the ocean due to its extreme amount of noise, NASA hopes that the X-59 and similar aircraft could fly over land if quiet ...
Plane passenger shocked by extreme ‘downgrade’ in meal quality between flights only days apart
They upgraded seats and downgraded eats. A first-time United Airlines passenger was taken aback after experiencing a major ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...
The Washington Post5d
How a recent flight made it snow over Denver
Based on the shape of the snow showers, it also appears that one plane in particular very effectively produced snow: United Flight 5528 — operated by SkyWest Airlines — which originated from ...
Miami Herald25d
Two bodies found on Florida JetBlue plane. It’s not the first time a stowaway snuck on
Two bodies were discovered in the landing gear of a JetBlue plane at Fort ... a five-hour flight from California to Hawaii in the wheel well of a Boeing 767, enduring extreme altitudes and ...